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From: john@viperLynx.MN.ORG (John Stanley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Request for information
Message-ID: <1013@viperLynx.MN.ORG>
Date: Tue, 19-May-87 02:04:49 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 19 02:04:49 1987
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 >
 >1) can the Atari 400 handle a 1200 baud modem.  I've been told by the
 >   local Atari guy here in Bellingham that the hardware of the old 400
 >   is such that it can't handle a 1200 baud modem.  Anybody out there
 >   know for sure if this is true or not?
 >

  Dave, the "local Atari guy" should go home and sleep off whatever
he's been smoking... :)

  The 8bit Ataris are quite capable of handling 1200 baud and even
faster.  It all depends on the software being used.  Back before I
switched most of my home computing to the ST, I was using an old
Atari 800 at 1200 baud and ocassionaly 2400 baud (running a Basic 
and assembly language program) for my primary terminal.  It worked fine...

  The Atari 400 is, hardware wise, virtualy identical to the 800 in
all the areas relating to I/O transfer rate.  With a memory expansion
and an improved keyboard there would be no difference...

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John Stanley (john@viper.UUCP)
Software Consultant - DynaSoft Systems
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